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Here are the 25 best progressive metal albums of the 2000s!<\/p>\n
Progressive metal began in the mid-1980s and fully took flight in the 1990s; however, there\u2019s an\u00a0argument\u00a0to be made that many of today\u2019s most remarkable genre bands got started and\/or peaked during the 2000s.<\/p>\n
In fact, there were dozens<\/em> of exceptional LPs released during the first decade of the 21st century (from newcomers, veterans, and artists that landed somewhere in-between). We\u2019re talking about perhaps\u00a0the top-tier albums from Opeth<\/a>, Between the Buried and Me<\/a>, Sigh<\/a>, Riverside<\/a>, Maudlin of the Well<\/a>, Angra<\/a>, Dream Theater<\/a>, Enslaved<\/a>, Tool<\/a> and so many other groups.<\/p>\n That\u2019s why it\u2019s extremely difficult to narrow down the full list to the 25 greatest ones (and then rank them). Yet, we\u2019ve done our best to do precisely that below!<\/p>\n READ MORE: <\/strong>The 11 Best Prog Metal Albums of the 2020s (So Far)<\/strong><\/a><\/span> Obviously, we\u2019ve chosen records from bands from around the world, including the United States, Norway, France, Poland, Sweden, the Netherlands and Canada. Likewise, it was inevitable that some artists would appear more than others since they put out two (or even three) absolute bangers across the 10 years we\u2019re examining.<\/p>\n Keep in mind, too, that there are a handful of exceptional LPs from\u00a0these acts that couldn\u2019t be considered because they don\u2019t commit enough to being prog metal (such as Opeth\u2019s Damnation<\/a><\/em> and Coheed and Cambria<\/a>\u2019s Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One<\/a><\/em>). If they qualified, they’d definitely be here!<\/p>\n There\u2019s still a ton<\/em> of amazing albums to talk about, though, so jump right into exploring the 25 best progressive metal albums of the 2000s (ranked)! From Ayreon to Tool, we’re breaking down the 25 best prog metal records of the 2000s!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Jordan Blum<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Keep scrolling to see which of these 12 top-tier 1990s prog metal LPs are the absolute best!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Jordan Blum<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n These prog metal artists arrived in the ’80s or ’90s, yet they’ve NEVER gotten the love they deserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Jordan Blum<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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